Reflexivity. We toss this word around as a key part of qualitative methods. I have been revisiting the term for a course I’m teaching. Here, I refresh my thinking by returning to some writing I published in 2009. This is a remix of some of those ideas.

Why write a lit review as an argument? The argument format of writing encourages you to build claims supported with evidence or reasoning. Stating your points as declarative statements (that could be answered true/false on a quiz) can help you discover your own attitudes, believes, and values….etc….

Writing As Method: A PhD Workshop Annette Markham Writing as Method, a PhD workshop Wednesday, April 6 Aarhus University “How can I know what I think until I see what I say?” Starting with the assumption that “research procedure constructs reality as...